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If you're looking for ways to save money while earning a library science degree or certificate online, please review this information sheet from Drexel University. You can also visit http://www.drexel.edu/nhla to learn more and/or to apply.I'm late in posting this, but in case you haven't heard about the story, take a look. The story comes from the November 18, 2008 New York Times and is titled "Town Seeks a Library Benefactor to Ward Off Taxes".
Basically, a group of volunteers in Gilmanton, NH (named the Gilmanton Year-Round Library Association) raised sufficient funds over a decade to build and furnish a new library, but so far have avoided asking for a local tax increase to cover the library's annual operating budget. As the article states, "instead, the group is scouring New England, even placing advertisements in the alumni magazines of Harvard and other Ivy League universities, looking for someone who will provide at least $1 million for a private endowment."
According to the article, Gilmanton is one of only two towns in New Hampshire without a full-time public library. They do have three small, seasonal libraries that operate on shoestring budgets, mostly in the summer.
If any of our members are familiar with Gilmanton's project, please leave a comment!
p.s. If the NY Times link goes dead, you can find the article elsewhere on the web, for example, here.
What do the two have in common? Check out the piece in Tuesday's Wall Street Journal to find out!
--Diane
A recent article on Yes! magazine's website reveals "10 Things Science Says Will Make You Happy." We too, can apply the 10 things to our work in libraries and invite some happiness into our lives. It's just a matter of deciding to put them into practice. Start with #7, "Smile Even When You Don’t Feel Like It." Happiness is all up to you!
--Diane Mayr
I am pleased to report that Jean Amaral, a reference librarian at Antioch University New England in Keene, NH is one of 10 winners of the Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award!!! In her nomination letter, a colleague wrote "Jeanis a dynamo of energy, talent, humor, consideration, and has the most intense dedication to aiding students and faculty I have ever seen." Jean will receive $5,000 and be honored at an awards ceremony tonight hosted by the New York Times at TheTimeCenter. Way to go Jean! Your NH colleagues are very proud!
There was an article in the New York Times last week entitled, "Fought Over Any Good Books Lately?" It may be of interest to librarians, and anyone else involved in book discussion groups. Book discussions are not all fun and games!
--Diane Mayr
READS-TO-GO committee chairperson
Don't forget the deadline for submitting nominations for The Flume: NH Teen Reader's Choice 2010 award is approaching quickly. Talk to your teens and find out what they think the best book published between 2006-2008 is. The committee will be accepting nominations through December 31, 2008.
For those of you unfamiliar with this award it was created in 2005 in response to a New Hampshire teens' request to have a book award geared towards high school students. This award is a state-wide venture led by a collaborative effort from school and public librarians. Each year teens nominate titles, published within the last two years, they think deserve to be recognized. Librarians then narrow the group of titles to a list of 13. Teens then vote for the winning title from the list of 13.
Nominations can be made online or printed and placed around your library.
Thank you!
The Flume Committee
Many of you may have received your NHLA renewal membership form, or an invitation to join NHLA as a new member this week. You may not be aware that this fall YALS became an official section of NHLA and as a result is now on your membership application. This section supports those serving young adults in NH libraries, including librarians, library assistants, and administration.
We meet four times a year to support and promote library services for young adults throughout the state of New Hampshire. The foundation of YALS meetings is the free exchange of ideas with an optimistic and can-do attitude. Even if you are not able to attend the quarterly network meetings there are many ways you can be involved and/or benefit from this membership. Service to young adults is one of the fastest growing areas in libraries today. For many small libraries that don’t have a dedicated young adult librarian this is a great way to gain knowledge and ideas about how to best serve this population for little or no money.
If you have any questions or concerns feel free to email me at: jenn.jasinski@nashualibrary.org
If you would like more information about this section please visit our website:
http://www.nashualibrary.org/YALS/index.htm
Thank you for your consideration and I look forward to meeting you.
Jenn Jasinski
YALS President, New Hampshire Library Association
As I'm sure you all have written down in your calendar, NHLA's spring conference in 2009 will be taking place on May 19th and 20th in Bartlett, NH. However, there are many additional library conferences you might like to know about. Simply visit our "Other Conferences" page to get dates and links to conferences ranging from ALA Midwinter in January, to SLA in June, to ASIS&T in November. There's also another link at the bottom of the page that connects you to an uber-website for library conferences spanning the globe. So check it out!
And don't forget about the CHILIS and READS conferences for which dates will soon be announced!
The CHILIS Board is now accepting nominations for the CHILIS Librarian of the Year Award. If you know of an individual who has contributed significantly to enriching library services to children and/or teens in New Hampshire, please consider nominating that person. Criteria for the award as well as nomination forms can be found on the CHILIS website at http://www.nhlibrarians.org/chilis/ Information and nomination forms were also sent via van to public library directors.
The deadline for nominations is January 15, 2009. All nominations should be sent to
CHILIS/NHLA
c/o Local Government Center
PO Box 617
Concord, NH 03302-0617
Thank you!
